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University of Missouri - St. LouisSt. Louis, MO USA 8/2004 - 5/2009 Degree: PhD - Biochemistry Description of Work:Studied the role that the Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) protein, amyloid β (Aβ) plays in the recruitment and differentiation of monocytic cells from the periphery into the brain. Developed methods to study the transformation of monocytes into macrophages including cell adhesion assays, plate based receptor detection assays and phagocytosis assays. Utilized a variety of other techniques including standard sandwich ELISA, fluorescence, absorbance, spectroscopic based toxicity and metabolic assays, antibody neutralization assays, binding studies, fluorescent microscopy and competition assays.

Washington University School of MedicineSt. Louis, MO USA 1/2010 - 0/0 Degree: Postdoctoral Research Associate Description of Work:Studying pediatric gliomas in the context of the tumor predisposition syndrome, Neurofibromatosis-1.

Work History

PfizerChesterfield, MO USA 5/2009 - 12/2009 Position: In Vitro Biologist Description of Work: Served as a member of a small, interdisciplinary team studying glial cell biology, especially in the context of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).